JAWAHARLAL NEHRU TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY HYDERABAD

Course Objective

To understand the growing significance of international Human Relations

management in the context of Global workforce.

Course Outcomes

Students will be to understand a) Cultural aspects of IHRM b) Role of IHRM in

Successful MNC c) Global human Resource Planning d) Training and development of Global employees e) Performance Management of Global employees.

UNIT - I

Introduction and Overview- Global Market Context-Key Perspective in Global Workforce Management - Cultural Foundations of International Human resource Management- Understanding culture-Major models of National Culture- final Caveats on Culture and Global Workforce Management- Changes and challenges in the Global Labor Market- Globalization- Technological Advancement- change in labour force Demographics and Migration-Emerging on the contingent workforce- Offshore sourcing- global workforce Management challenges.

UNIT - II

The key role on International HRM in Successful MNC Strategy-Knowledge Transfer-Global Leadership training and Development-Strategic Control Needs-Competitive strategy of Multinational corporations-Structuring for Optimal global Performances- Linking Human Resource management practices to Competitive Strategy and Organization Structure-Paradigm Shift of international Human Resource Management form contingency model to Process Development.

UNIT - III

Global Human Resource Planning – From strategy to Decision about work Demand and labour supply External Environment Scanning- Job Design for Meeting global Strategy work demand HR planning for the Long term-Global Staffing: General Actors Affecting Global Staffing-Global Recruitment of Human Resources-Global selection of Human Resources.

UNIT - IV

Global Workforce Training and Development : Strategic role of Training and Development in the global Market Place- Fundamental concepts and principles for Guiding global Training and Development- Training imperative for the global workforce- Managing International Assignments- Expatriate Preparation, Foreign Assignment an Repatriation-International Assignments considerations for Special Expatriates-New and Flexible International Assignments.

UNIT - V

Global workforce performance Management: Performing Management Process-Important consideration for Global Performance Management-Planning and Implementing Global Performance Appraisal- Compensation for a Global workforce- Managing Compensation on a global Scale: Fundamental Practices-Key compensation for Expatriates, HCN’s and TNC’s – Global Employee Relations- current ER issues-Influence of MNC’s and Union on Global ER.

Suggested Readings:

• Charles M Vance and Yongsunpaik, Managing Global Work force, PHI, 2009.
• Mark E.Mendenhall, Gary R.Oddou, Gunter K.Stahl, Reading and Cases in International Human Resource Management, Routledge, Fourth Edition, 2007.
• Tony Edwards and Chris Rees: International Human Resource Management, Pearson, 2009.
• Nilanjan Sengupta, Mousumi S. Bhattacharya, Excel Books, 2007.
• Peter Dowling, International Human Resource Management: Managing People in a Multinational Context, 5e, Thomson, 2008.
• K. Ashwathappa, Sadhna Dash, International Human Resource Management, Tata Mc Graw Hill, 2008.
• S. K. Bhatia, International Human Resource Management, Deep & Deep Publications, 2005.